Sat 6 July: 1st XI get a draw v Bledlow Ridge 1; 2nd XI game cancelled because of player shortage.

08/07/19

A weakened 1st XI do well to secure a losing draw and 8 points; sadly we have too few players available to field a 2nd XI and have to default, pay a fine and have a 5 point deduction.
The 1st XI stay 8th in division 5; the 2nd XI stay 7th in division 9.

In the 1st XI game Bledlow Ridge score a punishing 343 for 3 off 49 overs against a weakened Kingston attack but declare too late to bowl out a determined Kingston who post 227 for 7 in 51 overs and secure 8 points. JJ Smith bowls 17 overs consecutively and takes all 3 wickets; he then opens the batting and scores 56. Colin Allen scores a rapid 60 to help secure 6 batting points. Mark Tracey, Jonny Warner and David Warner also play crucial roles in batting out the 51 overs to secure the draw.